I’ve completely recovered from my little exhaustion stint and feel better than ever.
“Are you trying to teach me a lesson, baby girl?” I ask, as she bends over right in front of me, picking up some invisible object.
“Is it working?” she replies, and I laugh with a nod.
“I’ve very much learned not to piss my Omega off,” I tell her.
Nate and I go back to work tomorrow and the idea of doing another shift without bonding her feels suffocating.
“Very good. My nest, six o’clock sharp. Tell Nate and Hayes,” she says, leaving me dumbfounded.
I pull out my phone, because Nate and Hayes ran out to the pet store for a special litter box.
Hailey said she wants us all in the nest at 6. She’s ready.
Nate
Like ready, ready?
I mean, she didn’t say it directly, but I’m assuming that’s what she meant.
Hayes
Because assuming what Hailey wants has been great for you lately.
I can’t even argue with his logic, because all she said was that it was good I learned my lesson and to be in her nest at a certain time.
Has to be.
Nate
Let’s hope so.
I pace back and forth as I wait for Nate and Hayes to get back. Hailey hasn’t left the nest. There have been a few bangs from upstairs, but nothing concerning.
It’s ten till when Nate and Hayes walk through the door.
“It took you fucking long enough,” I say, and Hayes grins.
“Yes, well, we grabbed some things to make it special,” he says, holding up a few bags. “Luckily for you, there isn’t a taser this time.”
I scrub a hand down my face. My nerves feel like a live wire.
We all sit down on the stools in the kitchen. Has time ever moved slower?
Hayes clears his throat. “Once you both have bonded her, you still want to do the same to me, right?”
I’m taken aback by his question and I’m immediately grabbing his chin.
“I thought this is what you wanted?” I ask him. He was always very adamant that we shouldn’t bond him until we found an Omega, that we were a pack, bonds or not.
“It is. I just, I wanted to make sure it’s still what you wanted.”
My grip on his chin is tighter as I look into his eyes. It’s rare to see insecurity from Hayes. He’s always so sure of himself.
“It’s always been what I wanted. There’s no doubt that Hailey wants the same,” I assure him.
“Who knows, maybe she wants us to bond you first,” Nate says with a smirk. “Either way, neither of you are leaving this house without a bond mark tonight.”
